Purves is a surname of British origin, which is a variant of Purvis. It is an occupational surname meaning the person responsible for obtaining supplies for a household or monastery, derived from the Middle English purveys (meaning "provisions" or "supplies"), from the Old French porveoir ("to provide, supply").Dictionary of American Family Names. "Purvis Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 18 January 2016.
Notable people with this surname include:
Andrew Purves (born 1946), British theologian Austin M. Purves Jr. (1900–1977), American multi-media artist Barry Purves (born 1960), British animator and filmmaker Bill Purves (born 1870), Irish footballer Cec Purves (born 1933), Canadian politician Charlie Purves (1921–2013), English footballer Christopher Purves (born 1961), British opera singer Dale Purves (born 1938), American neuroscientist Daphne Purves (1908–2008), New Zealand educator David Purves (1924–2015), Scottish environmental scientist, playwright, poet and champion of the Scots language Della Purves (1945–2008), British botanical artist Edmund R. Purves (1897–1964), American architect Herbert Purves (1908–1993), New Zealand medical researcher James Purves (disambiguation) Jane Purves (1949–2013), Canadian politician Jodie Purves (born 1984), Australian sports administrator, coach and former cricketer John Purves (disambiguation) John-Clay Purves (1825–1903), British museum curator and geologist J. R. W. Purves (1903–1979), Australian lawyer and philatelist Laidlaw Purves (1842–1917), Scottish surgeon and golf advocate Libby Purves (born 1950), British journalist Margaret Purves (1934–2021), British recipient of the Albert Medal, later exchanged for the George Cross Peter Purves (born 1939), British television presenter and actor Ted Purves (born 1964), American artist William Purves (banker) (born 1931), British banker William Purves (rugby union) (), Scottish rugby union player
See also
Parvis Purvis
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